So two days ago, I walked to work in the snow. Flurries–it didn’t stick except on the grass in the shade–but snow nonetheless, enough for my 8-year old self living in Big Branch, Louisiana to crap himself in glee to see. Oh, it’s going to be a long winter.
Who’s that going big-time in this month’s Poetry? Our very own Rumpus Poetry Book Club Board Member Camille Dungy, with a really amazing poem and fascinating discussion following.
Ought to throw his ass in jail just for being stupid. Seriously, we make fun of dumb criminals all the time–this is arguably more serious.
There’s a church in Kentucky that recently banned interracial couples from becoming full members. They’re rethinking that position after local outcry condemning it. It would be easy to be upset that such a thing is happening in this day and age, but I take heart in the fact that it was so roundly condemned, since I grew up in an area and era where segregation was very much practiced, even though it was against the law. The fact that this was a big deal means we’re making progress as a society.
This story really makes me sad because I always thought the Aptera was a really cool looking vehicle.
If you want to ride Jaws (where TS Quint and Brandi Svenning were married), you have until January 2, 2012. It’s shutting down.
